Registrations : Specialty : Plastic surgeon
- Orde van Geneesheren – Belgian GMC (General Medical Council) Belgium: 1-09520 – 90 210 (https://ordomedic.be/nl/zoek-een-arts/ )
- ISAPS certified plastic surgeon ( 4281 – http://www.isaps.org/find-a-surgeon/profile/4281/ )
- Royal Belgian Society of Plastic Surgery (http://www.rbsps.org/en/patient/search/find-surgeon.html )
- British GMC number : 6045645 – appraised and revalidated in 2014 – plastic surgeon consultant
- Member of BCAM (British College of Aesthetic Medicine )
Admission Rights ( Belgium ) :
- O2 / 2PASS Clinic, Ringlaan 51 , 2600 Berchem
- Singelbergclinic, Grote Markt 32 , 9120 Beveren-Waas
- AZ Rivierenland Bornem, General hospital ( national health ) , Kasteelstraat 23 , 2880 Bornem
Team
I have a dedicated team to support my patients. They have been with me for very many years and I have chosen them for their wide ranging experience, role-related skills and personalities. They will make you feel welcome and at ease throughout your treatment providing the best possible service and care throughout your journey. Moreover, they fully understand my main clear purpose is for you to achieve the very best possible results following your surgery and they work tirelessly alongside me to achieve this goal. “
Practice Philosophy
Dr Oelbrandt is one of Belgium’s leading Consultant Plastic Surgeons. Based at the O2 Clinic and at the Singelbergclinic, he undertakes a broad range of surgical and non-surgical work for both private and NHS patients, specializing in facial recontouring surgery.
A accomplished professional with a reputation for meticulous attention to detail and delivering high standards of aftercare, Dr Oelbrandt is highly regarded by his patients. In particular, he has an understanding, caring and honest nature which patients find reassuring.
Plastic surgery, whether reconstructive or aesthetic, is a serious and significant surgical specialty.
To provide optimal care requires that the surgeon possesses sound clinical judgment in addition to technical surgical skill. Techniques are constantly evolving. It is vital to keep pace with developments and to attend courses and visit colleagues in order to learn, develop skills and offer patients the best possible advice.
It is vital that the surgeon has a tool box of procedures at his disposal to treat variations of similar conditions. This requires a broad training and the acquisition of experience. It is important to remember that the surgeon is a member of a team.
Above all, we aim to care for patients and offer the support they need in a professional and friendly manner from first consultation, through a surgical procedure and in the necessary after care.
Review of 2023 and New Year’s Wishes
The year 2023 is coming to an end and that means planning for the new year and looking back on a great year full of opportunities and learning.
The February visit to Dr. Mike Nayak, one of the most prominent facial surgeons in the USA was an amazing experience. He is pretty much one of the rock stars among plastic surgeons in performing deep plane facelifting and deep neck lifting. To put it in Japanese terms “OMAKASE” which means as much as: the chef gets to give his best to achieve the best result! “A total makeover! “
In May I visited the University of Caen in France, where for 2 days I attended an intensive course with Prof Yves Saban and Prof Giovanni Botti. I had the opportunity to observe extensively their techniques of Preservation Rhinoplasty and Facelifting.
Then there were also the many conferences of the Belgian Association ( RPBSP ), CATBBAS and finally at the beginning of December “The MAFAC Course” in Amsterdam. This too was an exchange of experiences in Deep Plane Facelift among the best plastic surgeons in the world. Apart from Mike Nayak, Foad Nahai, the chief editor of an important plastic surgery magazine was also present. Despite his age ( about 78 ), he is still actively working with a sharp mind.
All these new techniques and insights I take to my own practice where I still work with Dr. Frans noorman van der Dussen in another well-equipped private clinic O2 / 2PASS clinic in Berchem where you can also go for non-surgical procedures such as permanent hair removal ( electrolysis ) and hair transplants.
As one of the leading surgeons of the Singelberg and O2 clinic, I am mainly involved in performing complex facial surgery. Here the emphasis is often also placed on feminizing the face. This ranges from recontouring the bone of the forehead, narrowing the lower jaw, to placing the chin in front or behind, rhinoplasty, adam’s apple reduction, lipofilling/fat injection, rhinoplasty and finally also the Deep Plane Facelift and Neck Lift. These are procedures that I perform with passion and where art and science reach out to each other in the beauty of the face.
There were also networking events at the hospital in Bornem, AZ Rivierenland, which was renovated a few years ago into a fantastically beautiful modern hospital.
On the family front, I can tell you that my 2 sons, ages 5 and 11, are growing up considerably. My wife and I try to teach them this passion of learning while respecting our fellow man and nature.
Finally, I stop to wish you a Happy New Year, a Merry Christmas and good health.
I hope that 2024 will be a year of peace for everyone in this world.
CV Summarized :
October 2005 – present:
Private practice (cosmetic surgery ) and NHS public practice in the Belgian system – Consultant with main interest in facial procedures ( FFS , deep plane facelift, rhinoplasty and facial recontouring procedures ) .
Additional visits to several other plastic surgeons, ie New York University Hospital. He is a licensed plastic surgeon since 2003.
2003 – 2005:
Fellow/Registrar in several units of the UK , and India (4 months) :
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London
- Cosmetic Surgery, London ( Mr BM Jones, King Edward VII Hospital)
- Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India (Head and Neck Surgery)
- Bruce Bailey fellowship (BAPS approved, Hand and Microsurgery)
- Ganga Hospital , Coimbatore,India www.gangahospital.com
- St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex
July 2003:
Diploma of Plastic Surgeon in Belgium.
2000 – 2002:
Registrar in Belgian University Plastic Surgery units (University of Leuven and University of Liège)
1997 – 1999:
Registrar general surgery.
1996-1997:
Senior House Officer
With Dr Mike Nayak ( St Louis, Missouri )
